ornwall’s Doug Carpenter loves
his home town. That’s why he still
lives in the area. His beautiful property
on the shores of the St. Lawrence River
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I always came back every summer
when I was away with hockey,” says
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The former NHL head coach of the
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til 10 pm and American Hockey League teams Richard. Here he looks over a photo of the two, back when they were
young talented ball players in the Cornwall area. Photo: Todd Anderson
also guided the local Cornwall Royals
(Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) for many years. She always impressed philosophy and physical education and
team to a championship in 1979/80. upon him the importance of education. eventually did a little bit of teaching
His recollection of several stories “There was a rule in place that I had to before beginning a professional
from years behind the bench, in the go to school. I eventually received my playing and coaching career in hockey.
dressing rooms, or on the ice surfaces degree,” recalls Carpenter. “I promised He took some of the skills he gained
and baseball and football ﬁelds left my mother I would get it, and I did. from the classroom onto the ice as a
this writer wanting to stay around all I went to school at McGill. (Ottawa coach.
afternoon just to sit back and listen. His Senators’ general manager) Bryan
“I’m not sure college makes you
respect to detail, modesty, and gracious Murray was there in the same class as smarter. You just have to write down
demeanour is inspiring.
me. Small world. We played football what the teacher has been telling you
Growing up, Carpenter’s mother was together.”
for the past ﬁve months,” Carpenter
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a teacher at East Front Public School
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André Hérbert: The Story of a Passionate Local Fisherman
By Molly Kett

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ndré Hérbert was born in Ottawa,
but moved to the Lancaster area
when he was ten-years-old. Growing up
in a rural area, Hérbert was extremely
fond of the outdoors from this young age.
“Being on the river meant swimming,
waterskiing, snorkelling, and of course
ﬁshing in the summer; and in the winter
it meant a skating rink on the river and
building snow forts out here and things
like that. From very early on I’ve always
felt that Lake St-Francis is an important
and beautiful place. It’s a naturally and
historically rich body of water that I’ve
revered my entire life,” says Hérbert.
“The respect and appreciation I have for
this body of water is a huge part of who
I am today and how I’ve developed my
self-identity.”

Hérbert has ﬁshing memories from a
very young age as well. “I remember
speciﬁcally one summer afternoon
where my parents had family over and I
was catching a rock bass over and over
again off the dock and proudly showing
it to everyone each time,” says Hérbert.
“Rock bass are very territorial and will
attack anything that comes near their
nests, including unsuspecting humans.
Poor ﬁsh.”
In terms of his favourite ﬁshing
memory, Hérbert says ﬁshing is all about
creating lasting memories and that he has
hundreds of them. If he had to pick just
one, it would be the ﬁrst time his grandpa
took him perch ﬁshing. “He had this
green beast of a ﬁbreglass boat he made
himself. The thing would rattle and shake
like a rollercoaster with the slightest
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a McDonalds before going out and it
was the ﬁrst time I’d ever tried an egg
McMufﬁn. It’s funny what sticks with
you sometimes.”
Hérbert truly has a deep love for
ﬁshing and aquatic life. “In my opinion
there is nothing man-made that comes
close to what nature can provide. I
think my love for ﬁshing, in particular,
stems from the mysterious aura that we
associate with water. I think as humans
we’re intrinsically attracted to it,” says
Hérbert. “When I was in school all I
could think of was getting home to
go out ﬁshing. I watched all the TV
shows, read all the magazines, became a
total nut basically. With time I put in,
like anything in life, I got better at it. I
started writing about ﬁshing, met a lot
of like-minded people and learned a lot
of tricks of the trade. Now I think what
I love most is the personal challenge it

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provides. I absolutely love ﬁguring out
new patterns, ﬁnding new spots, learning
new techniques, learning ﬁsh biology
and behaviour, etc. The great thing about
ﬁshing is you could spend multiples
lifetimes doing it, but there will always
be something new to learn and new
places to ﬁsh.”
Although at this point Hérbert is an
experienced ﬁsherman who has ﬁshed a
wide variety of locations, his favourite
place to ﬁsh is still Lake St. Francis, for
the beauty and the challenge this body of
water offers him as a ﬁsherman.
For those who haven’t tried ﬁshing,
Hérbert says he would tell them to get
out of the house and enjoy a day outside.
“Yes, catching ﬁsh is fun, and over time
you will get better at it, but the main
thing is to get out there. Like Bob Izumi
says, the worst day ﬁshing is better than
the best day at the ofﬁce,” says Hérbert.

arly Quince grew up in a
small town in Northern
Ontario called Sioux Lookout. He’s
a big fan of all sports, loves to ﬁsh,
and has a “knack” for the outdoors.
He also played for the Cornwall
Colts over the last four years and
is currently on a scholarship at
Clarkson University.

It’s no surprise Quince has
seen so much success in hockey.
Growing up, he was always at the
hockey rink. “I started skating
at the age of three and joined the
local minor hockey league at the
age of seven,” says Quince. “My
dad makes an outdoor rink in our
back yard every year, which helped
me tremendously in my hockey
development. One of my ﬁrst
memories on the ice was playing
on the outdoor rink. Because we
didn’t have goalies we would put a
piece of ﬁrewood at each end. You
would have to hit the piece of wood
to get a goal.”
Come high school, Quince was

still dedicated to the sport. In ninth
grade, Quince played for the local
high school team in Sioux Lookout,
as well as for the AA Paper Kings
in Dryden, which was an hour away
from Sioux. At ﬁfteen, Quince
moved to Thunder Bay where he
played minor midget AAA and
major midget AAA for the Thunder
Bay Kings.

Two years later, Quince
found himself playing with the
Colts. “There were a lot of great
opportunities that came with
playing on the team, but the best part
would have to be the relationships I
developed with teammates and fans.
My teammates are now lifelong
friends. The fans were always very
supportive, and a lot of fun to play
in front of,” says Quince.
Quince has been at Clarkson for
two months now and says he loves
it. “It’s deﬁnitely a step up from
junior hockey, but I’m ﬁnding my
spot on the team,” says Quince.
“We have a strong team this year,
which makes playing time very
competitive. The biggest difference
I see between junior hockey and
NCAA is the work you have to do
off the ice. I’ve learnt that the time
you spend off-ice, in the gym, and
taking care of your body is just as
important as what you do on the
ice.”
For Quince’s future, he has both
short-term and long-term goals.
“Short term is focused on this year, I
would like to have at least 15 points
this season and play a minimum
of 25 games. My two main long
term goals are to play professional
hockey after the NCAA and to
graduate with a business degree
from Clarkson.

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Mackayla Petrie was waterskiing
before she started following
her
brother
Mackenzie
wakeboarding at age 8.
As her skills and tricks
improved,
Mackayla
became involved in the
two major wakeboarding
circuits – The World
Wakeboard Association and
the International Waterski
Wakeboard Federation.
This fall, Mackayla boarded herself to a top ﬁnish in
Portugal at the WWA. A run consisted of 5 tricks that
need to be quickly adjusted as they are dependent on
the water, the wake, the wind, and the boat.
Later this month, Mackayla hopes to participate in
IWWF in Cancun, Mexico. This intense competition
is organized by an offshoot of the Olympic
Wakeboard Committee. A placement at this level
gives wakeboarders access to funding and to other
competitive meets.
Good Luck, Mackayla

Just a few years after she ﬁrst learned
to walk, Allison Oathwaite was
already racing down the ski
slopes. As a wee 4 year old,
Allison competed on regular
basis at Titus Mountain where
she still competes to this day.
She competes in Slalom and
Giant Slalom racing and has
earned many gold medals over
the years. Allison is a 16 year old,
Grade 11 student at Holy Trinity
Catholic Secondary School and last year she had an 87%
average. She is one smart gal who knows how to combine
athletics and academics! Allison participates in many high
school sports including basketball, cross-country, soccer,
track & ﬁeld, curling, and golf. When the snow isn’t
falling, Allison plays soccer with the Cornwall Coyotes.
Her positive attitude makes her very easy to coach, and
she’s always encouraging her teammates. Allison’s long
term goal is to downhill ski race for McGill University,
and take the Dietician program. We know with all of her
positive attributes, she’ll achieve this goal!

Our featured student is Hugo Caya,
who is currently in grade 11 at
L’Héritage. Hugo participates
actively in a number of
sports, including track
and ﬁeld and badminton.
His passion, however, is
volleyball; he has been an
important member of the
school’s team for a number of
years and contributes positively
to the
team through his quiet leadership.
His commitment to volleyball extends beyond school
as he is a member Cornwall’s Vikings Volleyball Club.
Besides being a gifted athlete, Hugo is an exceptional
student. He is consistently on the honour roll and
maintains one of the highest averages of his class.
Furthermore, Hugo was awarded the Citizenship
award for the 2014-2015 school year for his exemplary
attitude and positive relationships with others. We are
proud to call Hugo a Dragon, as he truly embodies the
qualities we strive to develop in our student-athletes.

Kaylee Arsenault

Jessica Barkley

Jonah Proulx

Tagwi Secondary School

Rothwell Osnabruck School

St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School

Jessica Barkley, Grade 9 student
at
Rothwell
Osnabruck
School in Ingleside is loving
basketball! Jessica plays
point guard for the Junior
Girls’ Lancers team. Jessica
hopes to secure a wing
position with the Cornwall
Lions Basketball travelling
team. Jessica was inspired to
give basketball a try, seeking
something to pass her spare time.
She credits Lew Stanley with encouraging her to
try out for the travelling team, as he saw potential
in her skill level.
Jessica devotes time to her studies and has
achieved 100% on all of her tests in her grade 9
year at Rothwell Osnabruck School, so far this
year. She also volunteers with the ICE basketball
house league as a way of giving back to her team
that supported her in her own personal growth and
skill level. Jessica is a very well-rounded young
lady academically, socially, and athletically

St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary
School is proud to nominate
Jonah Proulx as its athlete of
the month. Jonah is a grade 12
student, whom Coach Mitch
Zapatelli
affectionately
referred to recently as
‘Lightening Proulx’. He said
that this “elite” football player
is just that for one reason—
dedication.
Since grade nine, Jonah has
continually grown in every way as
a student athlete. He has reached a point where his
effectiveness on the ﬁeld is such that this 5’4” 115
pound speedster is counted on in a sport full of giants
to do one thing - “hit the holes”. Jonah’s speed and
determination have also allowed him to excel at
many sports over the years, having played 9 years
of competitive soccer, 5 years high school track, and
10 consecutive years of SD&G cross-country. Along
with this fantastic athletic resume, Jonah has managed
to maintain an 80% average through all 4 years at
SJCSS and we here at St. Joe’s are very proud of all
his accomplishments.

Kaylee Arsenault is a Grade 9
student at Tagwi Secondary
School in Avonmore.
From Newington, Kaylee
has been riding horses
for the last 10 years;
starting her riding career
at Holly Hill Farms in
Martintown. Riding in
the English style, Kaylee’s
preferred event is Show
Jumping.
Kaylee’s favourite
subject in school is math. She uses her math skills
during competition to calculate the distances
between two jumps. Throughout the summer
of 2015, Kaylee attended several regional
equestrian competitions earning a 2nd place
ranking to attend the Ontario / Quebec provincial
championships for the medium pony division.
At the provincial championships in Bromont,
Quebec from September 17-20, Kaylee placed
ﬁrst in the medium pony division.

ean Murray’s lifelong passion for
hockey eventually led him to his
job as the Cornwall Colts’ Junior A
equipment trainer. He says he loves
hockey and has been involved with it
for over 20 years.
Murray says he used to watch the
practices of the Cornwall Royals, a
former Ontario Hockey League team.
It was Paul Fixter, a former coach
for the Royals, who got Murray
involved. Before he began working
with the Cornwall Colts, Murray
says he worked with the American
Hockey League’s Cornwall Aces in
1996, which was their last season.
Murray has many duties as an
equipment trainer, which include
keeping the players’ jerseys ready for
games, doing the laundry, and other
odd jobs. “Game day is all about
hanging the jerseys up in the players’
stalls, getting their socks ready, and
making sure the dressing room is
ready for the visiting team too,” says
Murray, talking about the preparation

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before games.
There is one challenge that comes
with being an equipment trainer,
which Murray says is not wanting
to forget anything that the players
need. Murray says “making lifelong
friends with some good guys” is his
favourite part about working with
the Cornwall Colts’ hockey team.
“Being around hockey for more than
20 years and making friends with the
players makes this an easy job,” says
Murray.

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stra Groskaufmanis has been
living in the Ottawa area for
sixteen years. She is a graduate of
Cornell University and has been
working in the human resources
ﬁeld for about twenty-ﬁve years.
She says she somehow has “also
been a zamboni fumes inhaling
hockey mom for the last ﬁfteen
years. I am a wife and a mom of
three teenagers. I love hockey but
also love to write, read, cook, and
travel. Aside from being a hockey
mom, I have also been a baseball
mom, golf mom, ﬁeld hockey
mom, track mom, wrestling mom,
snowboard and ski mom ... but
never a dance mom.”
Groskaufmanis had her book
Offside by a Mile: Confessions

of a Hockey Mom published this
year. The book was six years in the
making and it wasn’t until her two
boys retired from minor hockey that
she had time to ﬁnish it. “The book
is not about hockey. Hockey is the
back story, as is the case with so
much of life in Canada. It’s a humour
memoir about motherhood and my
life as a hockey mom, written almost
entirely in tongue and cheek,” says
Groskaufmanis. “I started writing
about motherhood experiences on
my blog The Dust Bunny Chronicles
in 2009. Naturally with three kids
in hockey, two boys and a girl, many
of the stories were hockey-related.
Friends and family persuaded me to
write a book about my hockey mom
experiences.”
Groskaufmanis is very honest
about what being a hockey mom is
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Ontario Bronze Gloves Competition
By Jorge Luis

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hamps Eastside Boxing Club attended the
Ontario Bronze Gloves in Brampton, Ont.
Oct. 16-18, 2015. Representing Champs was
Avery Gravelle at 54 Kg, junior boys 13-14 year
old division, novice (less than 10 bouts) and
Rocket Ronnie Robidoux at the Elite open men’s
middleweight division.
Avery won his division at 54kg junior boys
under 15 by walk-over, but obtained a make-up
bout at 57kg against Jonathan Bochner of the
famous Sully’s Gym. Both boys were very evenly
matched, but Avery landed more jabs and power
crosses obtaining a 3 round unanimous decision.
Rocket Ronnie Robidoux squared off on
Saturday night with former 2012 Olympian
Algermaine Burnett, who represented Jamaica
in the 2012 London Olympics. In an extremely
tightly contested ﬁght, the ﬁrst round was very
evenly fought with both boxers establishing range
and distance. The 2nd round Burnett took control
and landed some good right crosses, one of them
caused the referee to give Ronnie a protection
8 count. Ronnie rallied hard in the 3rd round
catching Burnett with jabs and left hooks and
was coming on strong against a tiring Algermaine Boxers Avery Gravelle, Ronnie “Rocket”
Burnett. The judges saw it 2-1 split decision for Robidoux and coach Jorge Luis.
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Algermaine Burnett. No shame, very proud of

Ronnie.
On Sunday Oct. 18th Ronnie obtained a bout
in the ﬁnals by default as Algermaine Burnett
forfeited. Ronnie squared off with Jordon McCue
of Peterborough Ont. Ronnie came out hard the
ﬁrst round and used his right hand more, which
set up his left hook, allowing Ronnie to ﬂoor his
younger less experienced foe. However, young
McCue came back strong and throwing hard leather.
Ronnie was quicker and won most exchanges in a
very exciting bout to again administer a protection
8 count to his opponent in the 3rd and ﬁnal round
and received a unanimous 3 round decision.
Ronnie was declared the men’s open middleweight
Ontario Bronze Gloves Champion. Ronnie looks
forward to another opportunity for a rematch with
Algermaine Burnett. Champs Eastside Boxing
Club is very proud of both Avery Gravelle and
Ronnie Robidoux. They represented with great
ﬁghts and with honour and respect for themselves
and their opponents.
In other news, local world-rated lightweight
Tony Luis may be boxing in Ottawa Nov. 27,
2015 with a proposed Canadian Title belt on the
line. News will be forth coming. Negotiations
are underway.
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really like. “Honestly, sometimes it sucks. As
I say in one of the ﬁrst few chapters, ‘eat, sleep,
hockey, repeat ... light on the sleep ... heavy on
the hockey’. It takes considerable amount of
organization and planning to execute a hockey
schedule for three kids for a season that can start
in August and end in April and stay happy and
sane,” says Groskaufmanis.

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The worst part, she says, can be that there is
little time for anything else during the winter
months. Groskaufmanis says that vacations,
ski weekends away, family dinners, social
gatherings of any kind, are often sacriﬁced
because of a busy hockey schedule. The
best part, though, is the friends she has made
through hockey that will always have her back.
“I’ve been so inspired by what Canadians and
hockey moms who don’t even like hockey do
for hockey day-in day-out. It’s so very social.
There is nothing like a post-game team dinner

in the local roadhouse, until your kid hits you
on the back of the head with a spit ball, or seven
hockey moms sharing wine and cheese in a
Marriott Residence somewhere in the GTA. I
am also very proud of the sportsmanship it
teaches kids,” says Groskaufmanis. “After all
my years as a hockey mom and as a Canadian I
still may not know a lot about hockey, but I do
know that if you’re raising your kids in hockey,
you’re raising them well. They’ll be committed
and hard-working team players, willing to lend
a hand, and get along.”
In terms of what’s next for Groskaufmanis
and hockey, her daughter is still in the game and
her next writing project is in the works. “I have
another book on my mind again where hockey is
the back story but the real story is about women.
And I will continue to write about motherhood,
marriage, and minor hockey on my blog.”

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says with a smirk. “You tell them what
they want to hear. I always said, in
hockey, you’re teaching every day. It
seemed I usually had a young team to
coach wherever I went.”
Before heading off to McGill,
Carpenter’s years at Cornwall’s St.
Lawrence High School were full of
athletic achievements. He recalls a
huge rivalry with Cornwall Collegiate
Vocational School on the football
pitch. Carpenter played a big part on
the St. Lawrence roster as a fullback.
“We’re talking tear down the goal post
to celebrate stuff here,” says Carpenter.
“It was big time. Mr. Anderson was
coaching St. Lawrence and Mr. Metcalfe
was coaching CCVS. There are a lot of
memories.”
A multi-talented athlete, Carpenter
was also a standout in lacrosse and

baseball. “I used to play lacrosse in a
summer league in Quebec,” he recalls.
“I loved playing lacrosse. I would play
two games a weekend and tournaments.
It was baseball I loved most though. I
really wanted to be a baseball player.
The Yankees used to have travelling
tryout camps. I went to a couple of
them. I played for Fort Covington in
a senior league. I was the catcher. I
loved baseball, but I knew I wasn’t good
enough. We would play some teams who
played 11.5 months a year and we played
3.5. They could really hit that nickel
curve and we would have no chance. We
never would see pitching that good.”
Of course, Carpenter thrived as a
hockey player as well. He skated with the
Montreal Junior Canadiens in the Ontario
Hockey Association; the Greensboro
Generals and Jackson-Raonoke of the
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Carpenter says sports were not as
regimented in his youth as they can be
today. When summer hit, hockey was put
away for a few months. “Now, if you’re
going to be a hockey player, that’s what
you have to do if you want to make it.
You have to work in the summer at it.
You better be ready when training camp
comes. When I was young there was no
ice in the summer time. Training camp
was 28 days and meant for you to get in
shape.”
Carpenter looks back over all of his
achievements throughout his childhood,
adolescence, and pro career.
One
highlight stands out above the rest ...
being named the inaugural winner of
the Jacques Richard Trophy in 1961.
The trophy was named after the talented
young Cornwall athlete who died

tragically in a boating accident in 1959
near Sudbury at the age of 18. It is given
out annually at the Cornwall Lions Club
Sports Award Dinner to Cornwall’s Top
Sports Personality. It was originally
given out to Cornwall’s Top Athlete
of the Year. Richard was Carpenter’s
teammate and best friend. They played
together with the New York Café Aces
when they won the All-Ontario Softball
Championship in 1958.
“He probably had a chance to play in
the International League,” says Carpenter
of his pal. “He was a great line-drive
hitter. I was the ﬁrst one to win the
trophy named after him and that really
hit home.”
Editor’s note: A second feature on
Doug Carpenter will appear in the next
issue of Sports Energy and will focus on
his years as a coach with the Cornwall
Royals and professional hockey.

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Minor Peewee AA

#18-Left wing
Kaiden
is
enjoying his
ﬁrst year as
a member of
the Seaway
Valley Rapids.
Last year Kaiden
played for Kumon
Red where he ﬁnished third on
the league in scoring. Kaiden’s
favourite team is the Montreal
Canadiens and his favourite
players are Wayne Gretzky and
Max Pacioretty. Kaiden is a hard
working two-way player who
tries to pattern his game after Max
Pacioretty. His favourite pre-game
meal is pizza. When Kaiden is not
playing hockey he can be found
playing lacrosse and ball hockey.

Ethan Montroy
has
been
selected
as
the “Hustler
of the Month”
for the Major
Atom Rapids
team.
Ethan
began
playing
hockey for the Rapids as a Major
Novice. He always makes an impact
on the game and is a great clutch
player. This past weekend, in the
Kingston Minor Hockey Association
AA Atom tournament, Ethan got the
ﬁnal goal in a shootout against the Don
Mills Mustangs. His goal propelled
the Rapids to win the tournament.
After playing ﬁve regular season
games, Ethan is in a four-way tie for
top scorer for the team with six goals
and one assist.

Seaway Valley
Rapids Minor
P e e w e e
Hustler of the
month goes to
forward Tyler
Sauve.
Tyler’s
favourite player is Jonathan Toews
from the Chicago Blackhawks. His
pre-game go to meal is pasta. Tyler
has excellent knowledge of the
game and is consistently hard on
the puck; he plays both ends of the
ice on every shift. He skates hard
at every practice and every game.
Way to go Tyler!! Keep up the
great work!

Novice A
Chancey Novosad
is a defenseman
for the Novice
A SVR team.
This is his ﬁrst
year
playing
for the Seaway
Valley
Rapids’
Association;
he
completed his Initiation
years and played Novice B last year with
the CharLan Association. As a defensive
player, Chancey is doing a great job of
using the boards to help clear the puck from
the zone, as well as manning the player in
front of the net who is waiting to snipe a
shot on his goalie. Chancey’s favourite
NHL team is the Montreal Canadiens, and
his favourite player is Dale Weise. When
he grows up, Chancey wants to be an NHL
hockey player, or be the next Don Cherry.
Besides playing hockey, some of Chancey’s
favourite things to do are: playing soccer
and football, going skiing, and building
Lego.

Ethan Montroy

Goalie Tandem
of Danik Martin
and Matthew Villeneuve.
Minor
Bantam
AA

With Danik being a second year
goalie with Seaway, he leads the
tandem with the experience…always
solid and always ready to give out
a solid performance. Matthew the
newcomer, as been very steady into
the learning curve of the AA league,
facing bigger and stronger players
with harder shots…both have risen
to the challenge and given our team a
chance to win every night.
Both have a very respectful GAA
of 2.33 and 2.67 per game…with 6
games played allowing only 15 goals
against.
Keep it up boys…

Zack Auger

Thomas Ouderkirk

Major Bantam AA

Zach Auger
is
our
blue line
beauty. He
controls
the
puck
and the play.
He can wheel up and down
the ice and is a threat when he
crosses the blue line. He is a
dedicated athlete and enjoys
all sports; mainly hockey,
football, and basketball. He
is a quiet and considerate
person on and off the ice. He
is well liked and respected by
his teammates and coaches.

Midget AA
Thomas has returned to the Seaway Midget
program this season and we, the coaching staff,
are glad to have him. Thomas is a third year
midget who brings a great deal of talent, as well
as composure, to the team. He is an outstanding
role model for the younger players in regards to
work ethic as well as character. He brings a clever
sense of humour to the dressing room as well as a
solid example to the team when it comes to game
time. Having Thomas’s years of experience,
hockey smarts, and pure skill are proving to be
invaluable in clutch situations during games.
This is the second season I have had the pleasure
of coaching Thomas. The ﬁrst was at Major
Bantam AA and this season has been, as it was
then, a solid effort every practice and every
game.
To Thomas’s credit he is also an “A” student
at St. Josephs and has played for the school
hockey team; the school hockey team that has
had many years of success in no small part to his
contributions.
In short Thomas is an integral part of our Midget
AA team and I am very glad he came out this
ﬁnal year of his minor hockey career. Thanks
Thomas!

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By Stephanie Hill

T

Something new for the 2016
Provincial Games is that both
qualifying 8-Ball and Snooker
players will be eligible to compete
in these Games. The Games will be
held in Midland in August. Chalk
Monique Patenaude - Gold for up your cues, members.
Women’s Golf
District 8 membership is close to
Brian McNairn – Gold for Men’s 260 seniors in Stormont, Dundas,
Glengarry, Prescott, Russell, and
Golf
Akwesasne. We are a very active
Lawrence Larocque – Bronze
group with the intention of keeping
for Men’s Golf
our minds and bodies healthy. Stay
Cecil McDermott and Connie tuned for the information for our
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he Eastern Regional Games,
held recently in Kingston,
were well represented by our
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2015 Opening Bonspiel
By Staff Writer

T

he TD Waterhouse sponsored
Opening Bonspiel took centre
stage at the Cornwall Curling
Centre, October 13 to 17. On the
ice, 24 teams competed for the
opportunity to play in a ﬁnal on
Saturday afternoon. Forty games
were played during the week
leading up to the ﬁnals. As is the
case in all bonspiels, not everyone
can win though it was pretty
obvious everyone did have a good
time. Off the ice, the Opening
Bonspiel featured lots of food
each night and music provided by
Leisure Sound on Friday night.
An army of volunteers did another
outstanding job of making this
a should-not-miss event in our
club’s calendar.
The Bonspiel ended Saturday
night with dinner and prizes for
the winners and another late night
for the volunteers who celebrated
a successful week.
The A Division winner,
undefeated in its ﬁve games
was the Frank Spagnolo team

of Lead Bob Lockhart, Second
Jane McDonald. and Vice Janice
Sobering. The A ﬁnal was an
entertaining well-played game
with Joanne McIntosh’s team
ﬁnishing runner-up. The A
Consolation game was won by
Team Terry Litchy over Team
Bob Ellison.
The B Division winner was
Team Baker, with only one loss
on their record. Mitch Baker’s
team of Lead Joanne Dexter,
Second Rob Mahon, and Vice
Norm Quenville defeated Team
Mike Villeneuve in the B ﬁnal.

The C Division winner was Lew
Stanley’s team of Lead Angela
Besner, Second Susan Hymus,
and Vice Andre Parisien. Team
Stanley won the C ﬁnal beating
Dave Thurston’s team in what was
a close game until the 7th end.
The D Division Winner was
Phil Riel’s team of Lead Claire
Tessier, Second Yollande Drouin,
and Vice Jim Lamoureux. Team
Riel defeated Team McLean in
the D ﬁnal.

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Skate Cornwall Makes Learning Fun
By Victoria Klassen

S

ince 1961, Skate Cornwall has
been helping children learn how
to skate. They offer a CanSkate
program that is designed to teach
skating basics, and STARSkate,
focused on ﬁgure skating. These
are Skate Canada programs and all
coaches are certiﬁed through the
National Coaching Certiﬁcation
Program.

the kids improve and challenge
themselves,” says Caron. “What I
ﬁnd the biggest reward is when you
start to teach them, they are ﬁve or
six, and when the ﬁnish up they are
in grade twelve.”

Skate Cornwall programs are
held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays at the Benson Centre.
The season runs from September
to March, and sometimes a spring
session is offered for STARSkate
CanSkate is a new program, athletes.
designed by Skate Canada for
Jill Jonkman has been a skating
students to learn basic skills more coach for over 30 years. She says
quickly and in a fun environment. she loves seeing the students smile.
The classes use toys, pylons, and “Whether they’re a four-year-old
patterns marked out on the ice to keep who has just learned to get up off the
the children active and involved.
ice on their own,” Jonkman says, “or
As a child, Natalie Caron learned a ﬁgure skater who has just passed
how to skate with Skate Cornwall. their last gold dance—their smiles
Now she’s been coaching there are all the same.”
for 25 years. Caron coaches preRegistration for CanSkate is still
CanSkate, for children three to open.
Contact skatecornwall@
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fter returning from a semi-ﬁnal
ﬁnish at the Kingston Canadians’
Tournament over the weekend of October
16-18th, the SVR Novice A Rapids
resumed regular season play, notching
three wins in a row.
Visiting the Eastern Ontario Cobras
on Monday, October 17th, bench staff
worried that the tournament weekend
play might impact the young players’
game; but the team pressed hard and
came out on top. The Hydro One score
of the game was 4-2.
While ﬁrst period action proved to be
back and forth with no success in netting
the puck for either team, the Rapids took
and maintained the lead in the second
period scoring 3 goals to the Cobras 1.
Third period saw the Rapids close the
deal, notching 1 more lone goal while the
Cobras scored one of their own. Tristan
Delisle scored all SVR goals, assisted by

Alex Delormier

Jenson White

Zachary Carroll and Alex Delormier.
The Link+ Corporation Puck of the
Game was awarded to Delormier for his
consistent passing throughout the game.
Back on home ice on October 24th, the
Seaway team hosted the Ottawa Valley
Silver Seven. Again the SVR Novice
team played hard, taking the win from
the visiting team. The Hydro One score
of the game was 6-2.
A defensive battle ensued during
the ﬁrst period of play with neither
team scoring for the ﬁrst third of the
game. The Rapids team took control
of the game during the second period,
netting 3 unanswered goals. Delisle and
Delormier scored for the home team.

Hunter Thompson

Third period action saw the Ottawa team
working hard to get onto the scoreboard,
successfully slotting two goals; but three
more Rapids goals made the SVR team
the clear winner. Third period goals were
scored by Delisle and Hunter Thompson.
Game assists were given to Delormier,
Delisle, and Warren Lalonde.
The Villeneuve Group of Businesses
Puck of the Game was awarded to
Jenson White for his hard work at backchecking which helped hamper Silver
Seven attempts on the Rapids net.
On October 27th, the Novice team
traveled to Nepean to play against the
Raiders. Despite the late evening game,
the players hit the ice ready to go, skating

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away with the win over the hosting team.
The Hydro One score of the game was
4-1.
The Raiders were the ﬁrst on the
scoreboard with a shot on net that
deﬂected in, off of the Rapids goalie’s
stick. Soon after, the SVR team rallied
while on a power play, tying the game.
The power play goal was scored by Owen
Corput, assisted by Owen McMillan.
Second period play was fast-paced and
even, with many chances by both teams
to take the lead. The Rapids edged ahead
with a goal from Thompson, assisted
by White. During the third period, and
despite ﬁnding themselves in penalty
trouble, the SVR team worked hard to
successfully shut down the Raiders, even
during a 5v3 opportunity. The Rapids
solidiﬁed the win with two goals from
Delisle (assisted by White).
The J. Bernier Excavation Puck of the
Game was awarded to Hunter Thompson
who demonstrated a great work ethic
throughout the entire match.

he annual meeting of some of Cornwall
and areas best athletes from various
sports of the 1950’s and 60’s took place
on October 14th at the Navy Club. This
event, now referred to as Jockfest, was
started six years ago and had previously
been organized by Andy Petepiece who,
having other commitments this year
asked Mike Heenan if he would assume
those responsibilities. Mike, assisted by
Brian Mulligan, Yvon Lemaire, and a few
others as the organizing committee, had
75 former athletes from football, fastball,
hockey, lacrosse, basketball and track and
ﬁeld in attendance. There were several
players from the Ed Lumley coached
Chargers/Mustang football team present.
The team was known as the Chargers in
1966, then the Mustangs in 67 and 68
played three years in the Inter- Provincial
Football League,and were a Jr. farm team
of the Ottawa Rough Riders. Of those

Back row: Jim McDonald, Par Rowe, Bunny Warner, Gilles Leger, Bruno Lamarche & Jack Murphy. Front
row: Doug Carpenter, Moe Racine, Wayne McGlynn & Shad St. Jean
Photo Credit: David Murphy
teams, eight players went on to play
football at Canadian Universities, while
two others were sent off to American
schools by the Rough Riders. Another
well represented team was the New York

Café Aces fastball team, who as 17 yr
olds, won the Ontario Jr. championship
in 1958. Eight members of that group
were in attendance at this years Jockfest.
Mike Heenan stated that “the 50’s and

60’s were times when dollars were not
plentiful, sports were an inexpensive
form of social entertainment, and large
crowds came out to support the local
teams”

“In the 1970’s, 80’s and early 90’s
The Cornwall Royals “Dished out”
Major Jr Hockey Action, During
this time, George, Paul and Tommy
“Dished out” their famous home
cooked meals and pizza.
The Royals left town 23 years ago, George,
Paul and Tommy are still in the same
location, serving the same delicious meals.
Your invited to come in and see why many
Royals players picked Cornwall BBQ as
their favorite restaurant.

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CUCBA League
By Jordan Todd

B

rad Derochie has been involved
in youth basketball ever since his
children played rep ball in Cornwall, and
he has been president of the Cornwall and
United Counties Basketball Association
for going on 12 years now.
The league has gone through some
ups and downs during its over 40
year existence, but Derochie says the
association is currently strong as ever.
“We went through some lean years,”
says Derochie, “but the program right
now is just blossoming. We’re just so
happy with the way things are going
right now.”
Derochie credits the growth of the
league partially to them changing the
schedule for younger kids to make it
more accessible and to the low cost of
playing basketball compared to some
other sports.

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The league runs yearly from just after
Thanksgiving through the winter. The
all-ages league has kids from as young as
three years old up to high school seniors.
Derochie is particularly proud of the
growth he’s seen in their Mites Program,
the youngest age bracket. “The other
night we had almost 60 children between
the ages of three and six,” he says. “It
was just amazing to watch.”
The program runs almost exclusively
on qualiﬁed volunteers, from coaches to
referees.
The 68-year-old Derochie says that
after so many years, it’s the kids that
keep him coming back and wanting to be
involved in the program. “For example,
my wife and I went to this Monday night’s
Mites Program,” says Derochie. “We
just sat there and looked, just beaming
to see kids playing basketball, and just
so happy to be learning how to dribble a
ball. It just gives you that feeling.

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Season Opener for Seaway
Valley Rapids Atom AA
By Johanne Sullivan

W

hile the leaves are changing
colour, the Seaway Valley
Rapids Major Atom AA is gearing
up for another hockey season. The
Rapids’ season opened at home
against the Ottawa Valley Silver
Seven on Friday, September 25th.
The team got off to a great start
with a 6-3 victory. The game was
scoreless after the ﬁrst frame, but
Jett Jock got the scoring going
early in the second period on an
assist from Ethan Montroy and
Carson Martin. It was closely
followed by Brennan Lashomb
on a pass from Marco McCarthy.
At the end of the second, it was
2-1 Rapids, when the Silver
Seven scored on a power play.
The Rapids were able to break it
open in the third period, scoring
four times despite suffering four
penalties, with the Silver Seven

converting on two. Montroy got
two, while Jett Jock and Lashomb
each got one, with assists going
to Jock, McCarthy, Martin, Jim
Sullivan, Josh Esford, and Antoine
Lafrance.
On Saturday, the Seaway
Valley Rapids travelled to Ottawa
to face the Nepean Raiders. The
Rapids got off to a quick start;
notching three goals in the ﬁrst.
Braxton D’alessio got the Rapids
on the board ﬁrst, followed by
McCarthy and Montroy. Martin
and Sullivan each got an assist.
Going into the third period, the
Rapids were leading the Raiders
4-3, with Landen Sweet getting
the ﬁnal goal in the second.
Unfortunately, the boys weren’t
able to hang onto the lead with
the Raiders tying it up in the third.
The Rapids did manage to earn a
tie for a ﬁnal score of 4-4.

making sports news across the Justin Trudeau. Justin remained
country.
calm, cool, and collected. I was
The big night ﬁnally arrived and quite impressed, but Brazzeau the
I was there with another amateur favourite, looked much stronger
boxer who was also boxing on the albeit shorter but stockier.

By Jorge Luis

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es, I helped Justin Trudeau
to victory….in the ring that
is. It was March 2012 at the
Marriott Conference Centre in
Ottawa, Ont. An amateur boxing
card was organized to raise funds
and awareness for cancer. Justin
Trudeau offered and agreed to ﬁght
any Conservative inside the ring
within the rules of boxing. The
search was on and the Conservatives
found, in the senate, a Conservative
senator the same age and weight as
MP Justin Trudeau. There could be
no more than 10 years difference
in age and no more than 10 pounds
difference in weight.
Patrick
Brazzeau ﬁt the bill. Growing up
on a native reserve in Northern
Quebec, Patrick had boxed brieﬂy
as a youngster and later in his teens
and in his early twenties achieved
the rank of Black Belt in Karate. On
paper it looked like the makings of a
mismatch, but people were unaware
that for years Justin Trudeau had
trained 3 times a week at a boxing
club in Montreal to keep ﬁt. A fox
that Trudeau. So for 3 months both
Brazzeau and Trudeau trained in
Ottawa and Montreal getting ready
for the” big day”. The event was
built up by Canadian media, with
all the pomp and glitz of a major
big ﬁght. The weigh-in took place
the night before the event and was
televised by Canada-wide media,

card. Justin Trudeau and Patrick
Brazzeau both had their own
separate dressing rooms, which is
unheard of in amateur boxing. At the
time my son Tony Luis had boxed
on some promotions in Montreal for
Ali Nestor Promotions. Ali Nestor
owns Ness Martial Arts in Montreal
and is a former professional boxer/
professional MMA competitor. Ali
was Justin Trudeau’s trainer at the
time. After bumping into Ali, Ali
asked me if I had other boxers on
the show and if I would help him
corner Justin Trudeau. I instantly
replied an emphatic “yes”. Ali took
me to the dressing room to meet
Justin. Justin was very cordial and
extremely polite. I thought he was
quite relaxed and handled the preﬁght nerves and pressure well. So
much so, in fact, for a fellow with no
actual previous ﬁght experience that
I tool Ali Nester aside and a couple
of ofﬁcials and asked if the ﬁght
was on the level. I thought maybe
there was a pre-arrangement to go
easy and put on a good show….but
no. I was assured by Ali Nestor,
it was real and both competitors
were going to shoot the works and
may the best man win. Ali Nestor,
as a matter of fact, was quite
hyper and nervous. Ali warmed
up Justin well and rehearsed the
ﬁght plan, reminding Justin of key
points. It was then time to walk to
the ring. Both men were brought
in to music and the place was jam
packed with a pro-Conservative
crowd. It had all the atmosphere
and pomp of a world title ﬁght. I
carried the bucket and towel, Justin
Trudeau was booed heartily by the
partisan crowd. Patrick Brazzeau
looked much more nervous than

The ﬁrst bell rang and Brazzeau
bolted from the corner and blitzed
Trudeau with both ﬁsts pumping.
Justin blocked some, moved
around, and took his fair share of
shots. At one point I leaned over
to Ali Nestor and told him (Ali was
quite frantic in the corner) “we may

have to throw the towel and stop
the ﬁght if the tide doesn’t turn”.
Then with about 30 seconds left in
the round Patrick slowed down and
stopped punching. Justin stayed
composed and focused and with 10
seconds remaining landed a couple
jabs and a cross which elicited
no response from Brazzeau. The
bell rang and Justin came back to
the corner, Ali Nestor was hyper
and hurling instructions at Justin.
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Jacob Villeneuve Competing in World Kickboxing Championships
From there, we started to get
more into the kickboxing, and
t just 13 years old,
that seems to be the one that he
Jacob Villeneuve will be
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travelling to Spain from Oct.
Jacob competes mostly in
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A Grade 8 student from Tagwi
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intensity,” says Jacob.
in Avonmore, Jacob recently
It was after his ﬁrst real ﬁght
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at the Canadian National that Jacob realized he might be
Championships in Brossard, able to kickbox competitively.
Quebec. From Long Sault, his He lost the ﬁght, but it was
career in kickboxing began very tight. It was at that point
when he attended a kung fu that he decided to commit more
class at Patenaude Martial Arts heavily to the sport. He even quit
hockey.
in Cornwall.
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ny Cornwall Colts fan could
recognize the strong blue
horse and red letters making up the
original team logo, but few know
the man behind the design. “I keep
a low key,” said Brian Fourney, “I
didn’t advertise that.”
Fourney taught grade 7 and
8 English at Central Public School
when he was approached about
the competition to design the
team’s logo. “We made it a lesson
on advertising,” said Fourney,
who had previously taught art. He

Fourney was inspired by
elements of successful logos,
like the lettering on Coca Cola
cans. His design was victorious,
with he assured, no hard feelings
from his students. He also won
a year’s worth of tickets to the
team’s games, which he gave to
his students, encouraging them to
support their community.
Now, his design is retired,
but Fourney looks back on the
experience happy to have had a
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respect, he was showed good
I gave Justin water and told him sportsmanship.
to breathe deeply. I could see he
It takes a lot of guts and will to
was not hurt as I wiped him down get inside a ring with another man
with the towel, nor was he winded. who is trying to knock your head
With 10 seconds before the bell, off and to face your fears, control
I told Justin “this guy threw the your emotions and do what you
kitchen sink at you, you’re still prepared months to do under the
here. Now - start throwing straight hot lights and in front of a crowd.
punches and more of them….lets You’re naked out there, with
go”. The second round started and your pride, your reputation, your
Justin started throwing exactly as manhood on the line and you must
we told him, at a now tiring Patrick perform. My hat is off to Justin,
Brazzeau. He now threw only in he showed poise and grace under
spots but Justin was consistent tremendous pressure and focused
with jabs and crosses and they on the task at hand. He followed
were connecting frequently. In instructions and showed lots of
the corner I calmed a frantic Ali character and heart. I was quite
Nestor, I actually pulled him off impressed with the young man.
the stairs realizing suddenly that
If Justin Trudeau shows this
Justin was taking control and was
winning the bout. With the round “grit” and character now as Prime
almost over Justin connected with Minister it will serve him well.
some good shots and referee JS I did not agree or like Justin’s
Caron was forced to give Brazzeau campaign platform, but he is unique
a standing 8 count. Between rounds and has charisma and tremendous
Justin was composed yet pumped. character. I truly hope he surrounds
Before the third round began I himself with a good cabinet and
asked him how he felt. Then I told heeds wise advice, as he did that
him to keep ﬁring straight down night in March 2012. He lacked
the middle, every chance he got. ﬁghting experience yet he won,
I also told him “you got him, now he lacks political experience yet
go ﬁnish the job”. With that, the he won. I truly hope Justin does
third round began with Justin ﬁring what is right for Canadians, as
on all cylinders at a now gassed- he has a young family. I hope he
out Patrick Brazzeau, who was listens to his corner and does not
also discouraged because Justin develop an inﬂated ego. I truly
took his best shots and stayed in hope for him and all Canadians, he
there ﬁghting back harder. Justin uses his heart and character to lead
simply imposed his will. Their Canada and our future generation
skill levels were similar but Justin to a better tomorrow. One more
was more composed emotionally. thing, on a personal note….Justin
Now Justin rained punch after if you’re listening I know you love
punch on Patrick and again referee boxing, you train, you fought, and
JS Caron was forced to give Patrick you attended shows in Montreal.
two standing 8 counts, forcing Remember your promise to me…
a stoppage automatically. After that you will make sure that boxing
three 8 counts in a 3 round bout the in Canada will be properly funded
bout is waved over. Justin Trudeau as it once was and help our young
was ecstatic but composed himself amateurs to achieve Olympic glory.
well and spoke very humbly and Justin….you promised.
eloquently after the bout giving
Yours in Boxing and Sport
Patrick Brazzeau due credit and
Jorge Luis
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Local Multisport Athlete says Multisport is a Great
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For those who haven’t given
multi-sport a try, Williams
encourages you to get out and give
it a shot. “The best advice I could
give to anyone, that is interested
in starting running, is you don’t
need to break the bank to get into
the sport. Find a decent pair of
shoes at your local Winners and
hit the road,” says Williams. “Set
achievable goals for yourself and
build up slowly, listen to your
body and don’t over do it. Most of
all, only compete against yourself.
There will always be someone
faster!”

By Molly Kettrrick LoRusso

M

ark Williams has been
involved
in
athletics
for much of his life. He ﬁrst
started running in high school at
Glengarry, with their Track and
Field and Cross Country clubs.
Later, his neighbours got him
involved with cycling, as two of
them are amateur triathletes. He
ﬁrst started running in the Heather
Saaltink Memorial run in 2011.
Williams says he doesn’t have
anyone in particular that helps
him get moving. He says he does
it for his own personal health. “I
suffered from ADHD as a child and
realized running helped deal with
the extra energy and calm me down
so I could concentrate and focus
in class,” says Williams. “Today
I ﬁnd it a great way to deal with
stress and combat mental health
issues that run in my family.”

Williams has completed the
Ottawa Half Marathon; completing
it in a little under an hour and a half.
Williams does have ambitions of
completing more marathons in
the future. “I have ambitions of
training, qualifying, and competing
in the Boston Marathon, but I’m a
father of three, in a single income
family. My wife is a stay-at-home
Mom,” says Williams. “Finding
time to train and the funding to
compete isn’t always there. At
the moment this is what holds me
back and will perhaps have to wait

until the kids have grown up and
moved out.”
Williams also swims with the
Cornwall Sea Lions’ Masters and
has been with the club for three
years. When he isn’t working
out in the summer, Williams still
makes sure to stay active, and in
the winter, he is involved in crosscountry skiing and snowshoe
races.
Williams is a big fan of the

Cornwall Multi-Sport Club. “CMC
is a great club because it’s affordable
and most of all competitive. This
provides challenges and goals to
achieve and also measure yourself
against,” says Williams. “I enjoy
the friendly people to train with;
we share similar interests and
a common goal. CMC puts on
a good number of events over
the summer, which require hard
training to stay competitive.”

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he 2015 U-12 Cornwall Coyotes
Team 1 had an awesome summer.
Every player contributed to this team’s
success including fast offence, solid
defense, and stellar goaltending.
They took part in 3 tournaments/
festivals and accumulated the
following statistics:
The Icebreaker Tournament in May,

the Coyotes played 8 games, winning
3 games, losing 1 and tying 4. The
Snakebite Tournament in June, the
Coyotes played 6 games, winning
5 games and losing 1. The Russell
Festival in August, the Coyotes
played 3 games and won all 3.
Coach Dan would like to thank all
the players for their hard work and
all the parents for their commitment
to the team!!

3rd Annual Benson
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ornwall – The 3rd Annual
Benson Cornwall Colts
Charity Hockey Game in support
of St. Vincent De Paul is scheduled
for Saturday, December 12th @
Benson Centre Pad 1.
Local
community
leaders
and celebrities will be playing
alongside your Cornwall Colts in
this once a year fun event.
Each community leader/celebrity
is making a donation to play in the
game while fans will be asked for
a non-perishable food item or a
$5 donation for admission to the
game with all proceeds going to
St. Vincent De Paul Society.
The roster of community leaders/
celebrities includes:

“It’s our pleasure to once again
partner with the Benson Group to
raise funds and collect food items
for St. Vincent De Paul Society
just before Christmas,” said
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For more information:
David Murphy 613-930-9300

he Seaway Valley Rapids Major
Atom AA team travelled to
Kingston, over the weekend, to
participate in the Kingston Canadians’
AA tournament. During the roundrobin phase of the tournament, the
Rapids faced the hometown team ﬁrst.

The boys got off to a quick start when
James Sullivan scored on a pass from
Braxton D’alessio and Ben Pilon. It
was quickly followed up by Assistant
Captain Marco McCarthy on a pass
from Assistant Captain Jonah Ashby
and Brennan Lashomb. Ethan Montroy
got a hat trick during the game. Assists
also went to Thomas Shoniker, Josh
Esford, and Landen Sweet. The Rapids
came out on top with an 8-0 win, with
Matt Sauvé earning the shutout.
For the second game, the Rapids
faced the Don Mills Mustangs who
had a perfect record going into it. The
Rapids drew ﬁrst blood when Montroy
connected on a pass from Ashby. The
Mustangs tied it up early in the second
and then went ahead. After some great
passing, Pilon put it in the net to tie it.
It was passed from Ashby to Jett Jock
to Captain Carson Martin until Pilon
put it away. The Mustangs fought back
and again went up by one. Going into
the third period, the Mustangs were
leading 3-2. In the middle of the last
period, D’alessio passed it to Sullivan
who put it in the net to tie it up. Austin

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Lebano had some great goaltending,
that game, to keep it tied 3-3.
On Saturday, the Rapids faced the
Belleville Bulls. It was another strong
performance with the Rapids coming
out on top 7-0. Lebano earned another
shutout for the season while Montroy
(x2), D’alessio, Sullivan, McCarthy,
and Antoine Lafrance each scored.
Ashby, Pilon (x2), D’alessio, Sullivan,
Jock, Sweet, and McCarthy each earned
assists.
To ﬁnish out the round-robin the
Rapids faced a league rival, the Upper
Ottawa Valley Aces. McCarthy scored
ﬁrst for Rapids, followed by D’alessio
and Montroy while Lashomb, Sullivan,
and Esford each earned assists.
Assistant Captain Ashby had a goal
called back when the Aces pulled their
goalie during a power play, but Jock
was offside when the puck sailed into
the empty net. The score was 3-1 at
the end of the ﬁrst. During the second,
Montroy scored unassisted, but the
Aces pulled within one to make it 4-3.
During the third period, Jock scored
unassisted, but the Aces also scored to
stay within one. Montroy came through
in the clutch on a pass from Martin to
make the ﬁnal score 6-4.
After the round-robin of play, the
Rapids ﬁnished second overall and
had to face the Innisﬁl Winterhawks
for the semi-ﬁnal. The Rapids got on
the board ﬁrst when Martin deﬂected
in from defenseman Shoniker. The
score was tied going into the second
period. Lashomb scored unassisted
during the second and the Rapids never
looked back. During the third period,
Montroy, Jock, and D’alessio each

scored unassisted for a ﬁnal score of
5-2.
For the ﬁnals, the Rapids had to
face the Don Mills Mustangs again.
The Rapids were hoping to hand the
Mustangs their ﬁrst loss of the season.
During the ﬁrst period, the Mustangs
were able to score twice, when they
capitalized on some mistakes the
Rapids made, while the Rapids only
scored once when Lafrance connected
on a pass from McCarthy. During the
second period, the Mustangs again
scored to lead the Rapids 3-1. It wasn’t
looking good for the Rapids, but in
the ﬁnal minutes of play they pulled it
together when Montroy put it in the net
after Martin and Jock passed it to him.
Being within one, the Rapids were
pressing hard especially after Sullivan
crashed the net. After a scrum in front
of the net, McCarthy put it in on a
rebound from Pilon and Martin. The
game was ﬁnally tied and went into
overtime. It remained tied after the OT;
it went to a 3-person shootout. Going
ﬁrst for the Rapids was Lafrance, but
their goalie stuffed him. The Mustangs
player beat Sauvé to create some high
drama. Next, Martin skated for Rapids
and beat the Mustang goalie while
Sauvé made the save. With the Rapids
last skater, Montroy needed to score to
get the go-ahead. He didn’t disappoint.
He deked the goalie to get the go-ahead
goal while Sauvé made an outstanding
save against the Mustangs’ big
defenseman. Mission accomplished for
the Rapids—they won the tournament
and handed the Mustangs their ﬁrst loss
of the season.

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ohn Therien, often
referred to as ‘The
Godfather of Martial
Arts in Canada’ is
one of the best known
and most highly
respected
martial
artists in the world.
Born and raised in
Ottawa, he began his
martial arts’ career in
1964, training in Jiujitsu with Professor
Georges Sylvain. In 1968, while continuing to
train with Mr. Sylvain, the ﬁrst Therien Jiu-jitsu
dojo opened in Casselman in a tiny building
adjacent to the railway tracks. “It had no running
water, only two light bulbs, and every time a train
came through we would have to stop the ﬁght

because the lights would go out” said Therien.
Needing larger accommodations, TJJ moved
to Vanier in 1969, a tough, low-income area in
Ottawa’s east end. Therien Jiu-jitsu thrived in
Vanier, spending the next 41 years there, before
moving to its present location in Ottawa South.
In 1971 Georges Sylvain, now teaching full time
at Algonquin College closed his dojo, authorizing
John Therien, now a 3rd Dan, to carry on with
the Can-ryu style of Jiu-jitsu, which Sylvain had
founded.
Therien was also developing several world class
professional kickboxers, including Jean-Yves
Theriault, who, in 1980, won the world title and
defended it 23 times over the next fourteen years.
Theriault stated, “I started with John Therien in
1972, ﬁrst as a jiu-jitsu student, then a tournament
ﬁghter, and on to kickboxing. His guidance helped
me become very successful in the sport, - without
John Therien I would not have had the career
that I did. In 1994 the Professional Kickboxing
Association (PKA) honoured John Therien with its
Man of the Decade award for his development of
kickboxing in Canada.
Just a few weeks ago, during a televised kickboxing

event at the Montreal Casino, PKA president Joe
Corley said “Look at the lineage here, the promoter,
TV commentator and ﬁght analyst, the referee, all
have descended from John Therien.” Today there are
more than one hundred dojos in Canada whose chief
instructor has a direct link to Therien Jiu-jitsu and
Kickboxing. There are ﬁve Therien JJ &Kickboxing
schools locally, which are independently owned,
and twenty “satellite schools” stretching from
Buffalo, NY to Barcelona, Spain. As a very indemand master seminar instructor, John Therien
is constantly travelling across Canada, the USA,
and Europe. He is also President of the World
Kobudo Federation which he co-founded in 1992,
building it into one of if not the largest, Martial
Arts organizations in the world. There are several
dojos in the Seaway Valley which are afﬁliated with
World Kobudo including our own Seaway Karate,
which has been a proud member since 1993. With
his honesty, integrity, respect for others, and being
a team player, John Therien exempliﬁes what the
martial arts are all about. Hanshi John Therien,
“The Godfather of martial arts in Canada” has been
very inﬂuential in what is being taught in our valley
dojos today.

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y Celone ends his golf season
by being selected to represent
the Golf Association of Ontario’s
“Team Ontario.” Team Ontario
is a high performance training
program that is offered to the top
selected junior golfers in Ontario.

Celone was granted this honour
due to his performance this past
summer and after winning his
national title at the Mizuno.
Being selected for Team Ontario
means Celone will train all winter,
including twice in Florida, for two
separate training camps, and in
Myrtle Beach during March Break.
He will also have a Can-Am match
in South Carolina in March as well.
The Team Ontario Cup will be held
in Niagara, April of 2016.
Ty is extremely happy with this
season’s results and is already
making plans for his next. “I hope
next season brings more results
and over the winter and throughout
the summer my coaches and I can

ﬁnd things that I need to improve
on,” says Celone. “In the end I
hope next season brings forward
more learning experiences that I
can better my game from.”

His parents are both proud of and
excited by his accomplishments
this season. “This is what Ty was
working for all summer long. When
he received that phone call that he
made this team a few weeks ago,
Ty knew his hard work this summer
paid off,” says Ty’s mother, Angela
Celone. “We think Ty had a very
solid season this year. He ﬁnished
well in key events and winning
Mizuno National Tournament
was a high point for him. He also
accomplished his goal of making
Team Ontario. We are very proud.
With all these accomplishments
on his resume, this year brings
more invitations for next year and
luckily we have had the support of
his grandparents, aunts, and a great
help from Belanger Laminates.
They all believe Ty will go far with
his skills and passion for golf.”

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Tim McCuaig

Williamstown’s Tim McCuaig is enjoying
giving back, now that he’s traded his role
as player to coach. The former Char-Lan
Rebels Jr. B goaltending star and soccer
“hero”, a term he often labels to some of
his friends in sports, is currently helping
coach his son and the Char-Lan Minor
Hockey Novice B Rebels and his daughter
and the IP group in Char-Lan. McCuaig,
35, still skates with the men’s hockey team
Williamstown Wings, but he points to his
coaching duties with his kids’ teams as his
favourite passion in athletics these days.
“I love watching kid’s sports. I enjoy it more
than playing now.”
Looking back at his own years in sports, McCuaig
recalls his favourite sports memory when, as an over-ager, he
was the goaltender that took the Rebels all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Ontario
Junior B Final. Unfortunately, McCuaig’s role in that game 7 ﬁnished prematurely
as he tore his ACL midway through the ﬁrst period. “I am unable to play in nets
anymore. I played ﬁve years with the Rebels with the highlight going to game 7. It
was also one of the hardest times.”
On the soccer ﬁeld, McCuaig counts winning Glengarry Soccer League titles with
Pine Grove and Char-Lan as his favourite moments. Over the years he has also been
involved in golf and tennis.

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A Great Start to the Season!
By Carrie Seguin

T

he Seaway Valley Novice A
Rapids started their season on
Friday, September 25, with a win
at home. The Hydro One score
of the game against the visiting
Cumberland Grads was 12-3.
The Rapids lit up the board early
in the ﬁrst period, but the Grads
answered back shortly after, with
a shot on goal from just inside the
Rapids’ zone. The Seaway team
quickly rallied and pulled ahead with
another 6 goals scored by Delisle,
Owen McMillan, Jenson White, and
Zachary Carroll. The Cumberland
team notched only one more in
the ﬁrst period, ending the ﬁrst 10
minutes of play 7-2. First period
assists went to Logan Villeneuve,
Warren Lalonde, Carroll, Hunter
Thompson, Parker Thompson, and
Delisle.
During the second period, Delisle
and White logged 2 more goals, while
goalie Eli Seguin did not let any of
the Grads’ shots by him. Assists
were given to Gabrielle Bowen and

Delisle.
Third period action saw the
Cumberland team push forward,
earning one more point during a
goal-mouth scramble. The Rapids
answered back with 3 goals of their
own scored by Delisle and White.
Assists were earned by Lalonde and
Carroll.
The Link+ Corp. Puck of the Game
was awarded to Carroll, who netted
his ﬁrst goal as a Rapid and was
commended for his back-and-forth
hustle during game play. Carroll is
the only minor player on the team.

Delormier, Chancey Novosad, and
White.
Second period saw a lot of net
action by both teams with the Rapids
scoring 3 and the Cobras scoring 2
goals, bringing the tally to 6-3 by the
period’s end. Goals and assists were
logged by Delisle and White.
The SVR team continued to work
hard during the third period, staving
off the Cobras for most of the play.
Only one goal was scored against the
Rapids, while the SVR team notched
3 more goals ﬁnishing the game with
a win. H. Thompson and Delisle
scored for the home team during third
period action. Novosad assisted.

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irby Camplin, head coach of
the Cornwall Wildcats OVFL
(Ontario Varsity Football League)
team will be going to Texas in
January of 2016, as the head coach
of the Under 18 Team Ontario,
to play against the US National
Team. Camplin has been coaching
for about ten years and is currently
the president of Cornwall minor
football and an assistant football
coach at Carleton University.
Camplin is certainly qualiﬁed for
the job.
This will be Camplin’s fourth
year of involvement with team
Ontario. “It’s my third trip to
Texas. In 2013, I was a positional
coach, in 2015 I was the defense
coordinator, and this year I’m the
head coach,” says Camplin. “It’s
an amazing feeling. To be chosen
to represent our province and also
our country down there, you know
we’re going basically to the heart

inadvertently these sorts of
opportunities came along because
of the work we’re doing with the
Wildcats and it means a lot. I love
the sport of football. I love the
opportunities it gives kids and the
structure and just how great the
game is for kids of all shapes and
The position of head coach for the
sizes.”
U18 team went under a selection
Tryouts for the U18 Team
process. There were applicants
from all across the province. Ontario will be held December 5th
Camplin competed against these in Stoney Creek near Hamilton.
coaches to get this position. “I’d Camplin expects 400 kids to try
like to think I’ve done a good job
over the last couple years that I’ve
been involved in the program,”
says Camplin. “So I’m humbled
and happy to have been chosen
going up against all those great
coaches.”
of football, Dallas Texas in the
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Cowboys. To go play against some
of the best football players that
they have in the US, it’s huge. I
can’t think of a greater honour for
an amateur football coach.”

Coaching has always meant a lot
to Camplin. “I had a lot of great
coaches when I was young and
they were great mentors,” says
Camplin. “Certainly coaching
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Novice B Braves Victorious in Home Tournament
By Todd Anderson

T

he NGS Novice B Braves captured the A
championship at their home tournament
in Finch, on Oct. 24, and looked good doing
it. Sporting new jerseys the North-Glen-Stor
Braves have purchased this season, the young
novice team becomes the association’s ﬁrst
championship team with the new duds.
NGS opened the tournament at North
Stormont Arena with a 6-1 victory over
the Casselman Vikings. Despite the earlymorning start, the Braves’ shooters were
ready for action as they took a 4-0 lead after
the ﬁrst period with goals from Blake Nuttall
(2), Caleb Grady, and Vinny Anderson.
Nuttall capped off a fabulous game scoring
another goal in each of the second and third
periods. Carter Rolland had three assists in
the victory with Anderson, Grady, and Josh
MacMillan handing out one each. Dryden
Coleman was victorious in goal. Casselman
spoiled Coleman’s shutout bid, with just
1:20 remaining, when Cedryk Baril found
the back of the net.

In the ﬁnal, NGS went head-to-head with
Lower St. Lawrence rival Alexandria Glens.
The two teams provided some excellent
entertainment trading goals in the ﬁrst period
leading to an exciting ﬁnal. Grady opened
the scoring midway through the period for
NGS, after an effective give-and-go play with
Anderson, only to have Alexandria’s Jacob
St. Denis knot the score at 1-1 a minute later.
In the second period, the Braves regained the
lead when Nuttall scored early on assisted by
MacMillan. Heading into the third, down by
a goal, the Glens didn’t waste any time as
Donald McDougald scored under a minute
in to make the score 2-2. Grady restored the
home side’s lead, with 6:30 remaining, sliding
the puck under the Alexandria goaltender for
the eventual game-winning goal. Nuttall
capped off his productive tournament after
streaking down the wing and ﬁlling in an
empty-net with 1:06 remaining to seal a 4-2
victory.
In the B ﬁnal, Casselman defeated North
Dundas 2 by a 5-2 score. In the C ﬁnal, North
Dundas 1 defeated Nepean 6-0.

In the Braves’ second game, they handled
NGS also had some success during a midthe Nepean Grizzlies 12-0. Nuttall, Grady,
and Noah Mainville each had two goals day skills competition, as the relay race team
while Rolland had a goal and two assists. of Noah Mainville, Carter Rolland, Blake
Lukas Sullivan, Anderson, Aiden Coleman, Nutttall, and Vinny Anderson captured the
MacMillan, and Hayden
Darling
all &added
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Cornwall
Areas Community
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victory. Sports
Alexandria’s
Cason Deguire was
singles in the win. Grady, MacMillan and named the top goaltender. North Dundas
Kyan Helmer each had two assists while 1 skater Cole Van Lanen won the shootout
Dryden Coleman earned the shutout this event while a Nepean skater captured the
time around.
accuracy shooting competition.

Sports Energy would like to congratulate Jacob Ruest , who was recently drafted in the NLL by the Calgary
Roughnecks. What do you feel it takes for an athlete to separate themselves from the pack and go on to higher
achievement,
and how should parents play a role in their development?
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Jim Riddell - Seaway Karate Club - Congratulations Jacob Ruest, on being drafted by the Calgary Roughnecks. To move up, an
athlete will need to have the proper athletic ability as well as the required size and strength. He or she should also be motivated, have
a strong work ethic, and the mental toughness to never give up no matter what. An athlete should also be coachable and willingly do
whatever is asked of him or her. It also never hurts to be at the right place at the right time and have what someone is looking for. As
an athlete moves up the parental role will become less hands on, but one that should continue to remain very support
Gilles Gaudet - Sports Enthusiast - First I would like to congratulate Jacob Ruest on his latest achievement. How many pro
athletes were told they would never make it, but did? To become an “elete” athlete, ﬁrst you have to love and have a passion for the
sport you chose. Sacriﬁce and healthy living habits come next. Discipline is also required, not just in your sport, but juggling the
rest of your life, school work etc. Your skill set and development over the years will be inﬂuenced by the above. My advice to parents
is to be realistic, support your child in a positive way. Don’t try to rush the “System”, let your child enjoy his or her involvement
in youth sports.

Jake Lapierre - Conditioning Coach - Sports Energy Panel
I feel parents play a big role in the development of a young athlete. Along with all the practices, training & ﬁtness conditioning young
athletes require to improve their talents, support from parents is crucial in the development of a young athlete’s mindset. That support
doesn’t just involve getting a child to the rink, ﬁeld or gym; it requires parents to understand the complexities and needs of the child
and the importance of creating a balance of doing the right things, at the right time, in the right way in order to help the child develop
the right attitude and understanding - to enable him or her to be able to choose a path in sports that ﬁts them. By supporting and enabling a young athlete
to develop the right mindset, young gifted athletes will have the attitude and understanding to use their skills and understand what it takes to reach their
goals.

fter a long layoff from
regular season play, the
Seaway Valley Rapids Major
Atom AA team was back at
it on Sunday, October 25th,
against the Eastern Ontario

Cobras.
The Rapids were
able to shake the rust off early
in the ﬁrst period when Jim
Sullivan scored unassisted.
It was quickly followed by
Brennan Lashomb, with an
assist to Marco McCarthy.
The Rapids were leading 2-0

the Eastern Ontario Cobras at
home in a game sponsored by
Tapis Richard Ranger Carpet.
The Rapids were looking to
continuing their winning ways
after beating the Kings. The
boys played hard and Marco
McCarthy got the ﬁrst goal of
the game unassisted. The game
was tied at the end of the ﬁrst
period. The boys were able to
score twice in the second period
when McCarthy got another
on a rebound from Brennan
Lashomb and Ethan Montroy
got one when Jett Jock and
Carson Martin passed it to him.
The Cobras managed to squeak
In the fourth game of the one by the goalie in the third
season the Major Atom but the Rapids did enough to
Seaway Valley Rapids faced come away with a 3-2 win.
going into the second period.
The Cobras scored to bring
them within one. The Rapids’
defenseman Tommy Shoniker
got a beautiful one in the second
period when it sailed pass the
goalie on a shot from the point.
Later in the second, the Rapids
again added to their lead when
Ethan Montroy put it in the net
during a scrum, with the help
of Jett Jock and Carson Martin.
The Rapids were leading 4-2
going into the third period.
Unfortunately, the boys let
down and the Cobras were able
to tie it up for a ﬁnal score of
4-4.

Games Three, Four and Five - SVR Novice A
By Carrie Seguin

O

n Friday, October 9th, the
Seaway Valley Major Novice
A Rapids hosted the unbeaten
Gloucester Rangers at the Cornwall
Benson Center. The Rangers came
ready to retain their title and left the
arena with the victory. The Hydro
One score of the game was 5-1 in
favour of the visitors.
Despite the Rapids having gotten on
the scoreboard ﬁrst, with a goal from
Tristen Delisle, just three minutes
into the ﬁrst period, the Gloucester
team dominated play for the entire
game. Hunter Thompson assisted on
Delisle’s goal.
Reﬂecting about the team’s ﬁrst
loss of the season, Coach Miguel
identiﬁed this game as an important
learning opportunity, explaining that
it is during games like these that the
bench staff identiﬁes points of game
play that need to be worked on going
forward.
Goalie Eli Seguin was awarded
the Link+ Corporation Puck of the
Game for demonstrating a valiant
effort between the pipes. Peppered
with quality shots throughout the
game, Seguin stopped many more
Gloucester opportunities than he
allowed.
October 10th saw the SVR Novice
team hit the road for their ﬁrst away
game. Visiting Rideau St. Lawrence

in Spencerville, the Rapids players
were anxious to redeem themselves
after their loss to Gloucester. The
Rideau team would not allow
redemption easily, as they defended
the Seaway team ﬁtfully. The Hydro
One score of the match ended in a 2-2
draw, the ﬁrst tie for the Rapids this
season.
The back-and-forth momentum
of the game began early in the ﬁrst
with the RSL team scoring just three
minutes into the ﬁrst period. Only
forty seconds later, the Rapids team
answered with a goal of their own,
scored by Delisle.
Second period action proved to be
a battle between the defensive squads
with both teams pressing forward
without getting the puck between
the pipes. At the end of the second
period, the score remained tied at 1.
The RSL team started the third
period off with a goal from just
outside of a goal mouth scramble,
advancing 2-1 over the SVR Novice
team. The Seaway team rallied,
pressing hard to earn a goal of their
own, with only about 3 minutes left
in game play. The team’s second
goal was scored by Owen McMillan,
assisted by Delisle. The game’s 2-2
result reﬂected the even match-up in
play between the two Novice teams.
Owen McMillan earned the
Villeneuve Group of Businesses Puck
of the Game for his quick hustle and

consistent back checking throughout
the game, as well as his tying goal in
the third period.
Back at home on October 14th, the
Kanata Blazers visited the SVR team
at the Benson Centre. The current
second place team was not willing to
give up their spot in the standings and
took the win away from the Seaway
team. The Hydro One score of the
game was 7-3 in favour of the visiting
Blazers.
Eli Seguin
Photo Submitted
First period action saw extensive
back and forth play with the Kanata
team opening up the scoring, and
the SVR team responding with two
goals of their own. By the end of the
ﬁrst period, the score was 3-2 for the
Blazers. During the second period,
the Kanata team took control over the
game, increasing their lead by 3 more.
Third period saw each team score one
more a piece. All SVR goals were
scored by Delisle.
Gabrielle Bowen Photo Submitted
The Link+ Corporation Puck of
the Game was awarded to Gabrielle
Bowen for her effort at trying to
keep the Blazer offence at bay while
manning the blue line.
Looking ahead, the Seaway team
will be travelling to Brockville where
they hope to claim gold in their second
tournament of the season on October
16th-18th. Regular season play will
continue on Monday, October 19th
vs. EO Cobras in St. Isadore.
Owen McMillan Photo Submitted

Typhoons advanced to the
ﬁnal by defeating the SCFHA
he Cornwall Bantam Brock Badgers in the quarterA Typhoons captured ﬁnals and the Whitby Wolves
gold in Oshawa at the 20th in the semis.
Anniversary Oshawa Lady
Gold would not come easily,
Generals’ Fall Classic.
as the Typhoons played the
By Submitted

Devine, Sierra Woodside,
Elyssa
McLeod,
Kate
Villeneuve, Brianna Fontaine,
There were 25 teams in Nepean Wildcats in a hard- Emily Eikelboom, Olivia
the Bantam A division and fought ﬁnal. It was the Salmon, Dana Domanko, Zoe
after preliminary play, the Typhoons coming out on top Meunier, Madison Ruffo,

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The team is coached by Chris
Villeneuve, Jason Woodside,
Rob Henhawk, and Brian
Butlin. The team trainers are
Julie Meunier, Kim Ruffo,
and Lynsey Eikelboom.

obert Ladouceur is
truly one of a kind.
I’m talking about the
career volunteer with
AGAPE Centre, Navy
Club, and the Cornwall
Colts; not to mention that
just about anybody who’s
played softball or fastball
in Cornwall knows him –
Bobbeeh!

By David Murphy

Bobby retired from being a bat boy last year but
Bobby is legally deaf and communicates with
minimal words, hand gestures, and reading lips. I continues to volunteer with the Cornwall Colts at
can still recall the time he went to retrieve a home every home game. I’m glad to call him friend.
run ball that was belted several back yards deep,
Robert Ladouceur is truly one of a kind.
past the high fence in left ﬁeld. The ball had hit
And that’s Murphy’s Law.
the side of a back porch and the owner of the house
was yelling and his little dog (maybe called Toto)
was barking. Bobby nonchalantly walked back to
get the ball, grabbed it from the owner, and waved
at the dog as he walked away. Needless to say, we
could still hear the owner yelling and dog barking
as Bobby handed the ball back to the umpire.

For over a decade, I had the privilege of playing
How dedicated is he? The Stormont County Fair
on some good fastball teams with a lot of good
in
Newington was once the World Series of Fastball
players (some in the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame)
with their season ending tournament every Labour
and having Bobby as our team’s bat boy.
Day weekend. One time about a dozen years ago,
How good is he? He would get each batting we were getting ready for our game, playing soft
helmet (some of us couldn’t share helmets because toss, and all of sudden one of our league players
of our large craniums) and warm up bat or bats pulls up in his car and out strolls Bobby. He had
ready before you’d head out on deck and hand them noticed Bobby walking near Vincent Massey and
to you – never giving you the wrong bat. Bobby Power Dam - on his way to Newington to be our
would run up to the batter’s box after every base hit bat boy. He was picked up and every year after that
or walk to collect the bat.
- we made sure one of us brought Bobby with us.
He would chase down foul balls whether they
He was the ﬁrst one there and last one to leave at
were 300 feet away or 25 feet in the air and stuck in every team party. Bobby is a pretty good athlete in
the back stop at King George Park. He was actually his own right, having starred on the Blue Chargers
the only one that was able to climb the back stop Softball Team and has some pretty high scores
Robert Ladouceur and Moe Racine share a
and he did this well into his 50’s!!!
under his belt at local bowling alleys.
Photo: David Murphy
laugh at “Jockfest”